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Woman in burn 'had 49 injuries' | Woman in burn 'had 49 injuries' |
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The trial of a woman accused of killing her mother has been told the dead woman had 49 injuries to her head and neck. | The trial of a woman accused of killing her mother has been told the dead woman had 49 injuries to her head and neck. |
Forensic pathologist Dr Marjorie Black told the court Anne Brown's eyes were bruised, her nose was broken and her jaw was fractured. | Forensic pathologist Dr Marjorie Black told the court Anne Brown's eyes were bruised, her nose was broken and her jaw was fractured. |
Ms Brown's daughter Lisa, 21, and John Wilson, 25, deny murdering the 51-year-old in North Ayrshire last October and dumping her body in a burn. | |
The trial before Judge Lord Matthews at the High Court in Glasgow continues. | The trial before Judge Lord Matthews at the High Court in Glasgow continues. |
Ms Brown's body was found in Laigh Gree, Burnhouse, on 24 October. | |
Dr Black had been called to examine the 51-year-old's body after remains were pulled from a burn near Craignaught Farm. | |
The body had been wrapped in a sleeping bag and builder's bag and had been weighed down. | |
The pathologist told the court she found the cause of death to be "blunt force trauma" to the head and neck. | |
Dr Black, who is based at Glasgow University, said Ms Brown could have been lying down while being attacked. | |
In her report, Dr Black concluded that Ms Brown suffered a "sustained assault" typical of being struck by a weapon, fists or feet. |
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